Hoppers of North Carolina

Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers

Family (Alpha):

ACHILIDAE Members:	NC Records
Synecdoche impunctata - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: ACHILIDAE

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: A distinctive dark brown species, with dark wings and a reddish thorax with several pale vertical lines. There is a large black spot on the outer margins of the thorax. The legs are pale, contrasting with the blackish dark-brown wings; there several pale spots on the wings. The face has four large black spots, separated by a thin midline down the center; the spots give the appearance of two black transverse facial bands, characteristic of this species.

Distribution in North Carolina

County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.

Distribution: Eastern United States and eastern Canada (UDEL)

Abundance: Uncommon, recorded primarily from the mountains but also in the Piedmont, possibly more abundant in the right habitat.

Seasonal Occurrence

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Found in open woodlands, near mixed hardwood forest.

Plant Associates: ?

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Synecdoche impunctata No Common Name
	Photo by: K. Bischof Transylvania Co. Comment: GORG	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_planthopper
	Photo by: Ted Wilcox Watauga Co. Comment: unid_planthopper	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: forest edge
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Yancey Co. Comment: forest edge	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Wake Co. Comment: mixed hardwood forest
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light. Suburban yard near woods.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Attracted to UV light. Suburban yard near woods.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Found on Viburnum prunifolium (Blackhaw).	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment:	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Ashe Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Childs Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf, Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Ashe Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Attracted to Black Light

Synecdoche impunctata - No Common Name